TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (UCFAthletics.com) - Competing for the first time in 2013, the UCF men's tennis team split a pair of matches at the FSU Indoor Facility Saturday, topping Florida A&M, 4-2, and falling to No. 32 Florida State, 7-0.

After facing the host Seminoles in the morning, the Knights bounced back against Florida A&M. UCF took four singles victories, highlighted by a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 3 for Jose Sangroniz over Takura Happy. The freshman, who enrolled at UCF earlier this month, was participating in his first collegiate competition.

Matthew Gladstone and Juan Bolona also picked up victories against the Rattlers. Gladstone topped Admire Mushonga, 6-0, 7-5, at No. 5. Facing Temuera Asafu-Adjaye at No. 5, Bolona held on for a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win.

UCF began the day with a tough contest against the Seminoles, falling 7-0. In doubles, the Knights picked up a win at No. 2 where Francesc Aulina and Pedro Wagner held off Anderson Reed and Blake Davis, 8-7. UCF's best effort in singles came at the top spot where Jorge Blasco took Jordan Kelly-Houston to a third-set tiebreaker before falling 7-6, 2-6, 1-0.

The Knights will play a total of 23 matches this spring. The team will return to action on Jan. 23 at No. 12 Florida.